Divi sidebar menu

The Divi theme is a popular WordPress theme that allows you to create beautiful and customizable websites. One of the features of Divi is the ability to add a sidebar menu to your website. This sidebar menu can be useful for displaying additional navigation options or for showcasing important information.

To add a sidebar menu in Divi, you can use the following code snippet:

function wpsnippets_add_divi_sidebar_menu() {
    register_nav_menu( 'divi-sidebar-menu', 'Divi Sidebar Menu' );
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'wpsnippets_add_divi_sidebar_menu' );

This code snippet registers a new navigation menu called “Divi Sidebar Menu” using the register_nav_menu() function. The register_nav_menu() function takes two parameters: the first parameter is the menu location slug, and the second parameter is the menu description.

You can then add the sidebar menu to your Divi theme by going to the “Appearance” -> “Menus” section in your WordPress admin dashboard. Here, you can create a new menu and assign it to the “Divi Sidebar Menu” location.

Once you have assigned a menu to the “Divi Sidebar Menu” location, you can use the following code snippet to display the sidebar menu in your theme:

wp_nav_menu( array(
    'theme_location' => 'divi-sidebar-menu',
    'container' => 'div',
    'container_class' => 'divi-sidebar-menu',
) );

This code snippet uses the wp_nav_menu() function to display the menu assigned to the “Divi Sidebar Menu” location. The wp_nav_menu() function takes an array of parameters, where you can specify the theme location, container element, and container class for the menu.

You can place this code snippet in your theme template files, such as sidebar.php or header.php, to display the sidebar menu in the desired location on your website.

Overall, adding a sidebar menu in Divi can enhance the navigation and user experience of your website, allowing visitors to easily access important content or navigate to different sections of your site.

Examples

Example 1: Adding a custom sidebar menu in Divi theme

This use case demonstrates how to add a custom sidebar menu in the Divi theme using a WordPress action hook and a custom PHP function.

function wpsnippets_add_custom_sidebar_menu() {
    register_nav_menu( 'custom-sidebar-menu', 'Custom Sidebar Menu' );
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'wpsnippets_add_custom_sidebar_menu' );

In this code example, we define a custom PHP function wpsnippets_add_custom_sidebar_menu() that registers a new navigation menu called “Custom Sidebar Menu” using the register_nav_menu() function. We then hook this function to the after_setup_theme action using add_action(). This code should be added to your theme’s functions.php file.

Example 2: Displaying the custom sidebar menu in a sidebar widget

This use case demonstrates how to display the custom sidebar menu in a sidebar widget using the WordPress wp_nav_menu() function.

function wpsnippets_display_custom_sidebar_menu() {
    if ( has_nav_menu( 'custom-sidebar-menu' ) ) {
        wp_nav_menu( array(
            'theme_location' => 'custom-sidebar-menu',
            'container' => 'div',
            'container_class' => 'custom-sidebar-menu',
        ) );
    }
}

In this code example, we define a custom PHP function wpsnippets_display_custom_sidebar_menu() that checks if the custom sidebar menu exists using the has_nav_menu() function. If the menu exists, we use the wp_nav_menu() function to display the menu with the specified theme location, container, and container class. You can place this code in your theme’s functions.php file or in a custom widget area template file.

Example 3: Styling the custom sidebar menu

This use case demonstrates how to style the custom sidebar menu using CSS.

.custom-sidebar-menu ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

.custom-sidebar-menu li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.custom-sidebar-menu a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000;
}

.custom-sidebar-menu a:hover {
    color: #ff0000;
}

In this code example, we use CSS to style the custom sidebar menu. We target the ul element inside the container with the class custom-sidebar-menu and remove the default list styles, padding, and margin. We also style the li elements by adding a margin-bottom of 10 pixels. Finally, we style the a elements by removing the default text decoration and setting the color to black. On hover, we change the color to red. You can add this CSS code to your theme’s stylesheet or use a custom CSS plugin.